Explain the term Concert of Europe To what extent was it effective in solving the Eastern
The Concert of Europe was formulated in 1815, headed by Prince Metternich of Austria, during the time of Vienna Settlement. ... Later in 1818, after the Congress of Aix la-Chapelle, having paid its indemnity and behaved peacefully in 1815, France was admitted also as a great power to the Concert of Europe. ... The Concert of Europe was a new idea in international politics and created a new system of European diplomacy. The Concert of Europe was the first attempt in modern times to establish an international society to maintain peace. The aims of Concert of Europe were successfully achieved until the outbreak of Crimean War in 1854. The term ：Eastern Question； refers to the problems caused by the decline of the Ottoman Empire. ... At this point, upholding the Ottoman Empire was the only way to suppress the revolts and to solve the Eastern Question. In solving the question, what concerned the Great powers most were their selfish-interests. ... Britain wanted to check Russian expansion in Balkans in order to keep the overland route from Europe to Asia open. ... Now let us focus on those revolts concerning the Eastern Question to see if the Concert of Europe solved the question effectively. ... The great powers real aim was to resist Russian expansion, so they cared little about the Eastern Question and granted independence to Greece which weakened the Ottoman Empire and encouraged other Balkan states・ stood up against Turkish misrule . ... The next event which could judge if the Concert of Europe worked effectively towards the Eastern Question was the Syrian Question in 1831. ... The great powers had not done anything which solved the Eastern Question, both Turkey and Egypt had not gain or looses anything but in fact, the great powers・ action in helping Turkey to recover Syria and Crete was unreasonable, since the Ottoman Empire first broke the promise and made the mistake. ... The outbreak of the Crimean War in 1853 signified the downfall of the Concert of Europe because the great powers were fighting against each other for national interests.